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Papers by David E Malick

Bibliotheca Sacra, 1983

JL• η the past several decades waves of moral and ethi cal issues have broken on the shores of We... more JL• η the past several decades waves of moral and ethi cal issues have broken on the shores of Western civilization, of ten leaving those expected to answer the sound of the surf dazed by the multitude of approaches and solutions to the problems. Homo sexuality, and especially the question of its validity as a practice for Christians, is one such breaker. The pervasiveness of this issue is especially evident in the United States and Great Britain. In 1948 the Kinsey Institute Re port changed general attitudes toward homosexuality and heterosexuality. Instead of viewing those practices as polar opposites people were led to view everyone on a continuum between exclu sive heterosexuality and exclusive homosexuality. The report also affirmed that between 5 and 10 percent of the population is ex clusively or primarily homosexual in orientation. 1 Stott reported that "in Britain the Sexual Offenses Act of 1967 declared that a homosexual act performed between consenting adults over 21 in private should no longer be a criminal offense." 2 Likewise Lo gan notes that in 1973 the American Bar Association called for the repeal of all laws categorizing homosexual activity between con senting adults in private as a crime. 3 Also Socarides reports,

This paper traces the logical development of the book of Revelation

David Malick applies the hermeneutics of narrative analysis to select passages involving women in... more David Malick applies the hermeneutics of narrative analysis to select passages involving women in the Gospels of Mark, Luke, John, and in the Book of Acts. At times, the scope of this analysis extends beyond women, but often the unfolding of a passage’s narrative design brings a heightened understanding of how authors presented women as significant characters, and even foils to men, in the narratives. The use of duality and balance in the narratives of Zacharias and Mary, Nicodemus and the Samaritan Woman, and Aeneas, Tabatha, and Cornelius focus on what the author is doing with what he is saying. The use of intercalations, or sandwich stories, bring about heightened meaning when the stories of Jesus’ mother and the religious leaders, or Jairus and the woman with a hemorrhage, or Judas and the woman who anoints Jesus for his burial are read together in Mark. A first and subsequent reading of the healing of Simon’s mother-in-law in Mark provides the reader with the first picture of t...

Questions of continuity and discontinuity loom large in biblical studies, and central to the disc... more Questions of continuity and discontinuity loom large in biblical studies, and central to the discussion is the role of the Mosaic law in the New Testament. Is there continuity? Is the "law of Christ" related to the ten commandments? If so, is that relationship continuous or discontinuous? If it is continuous, what does one do with the fourth commandment-to keep the sabbath? How can there only be continuity in nine of the ten commandments? Although dispensational thought has often considered the Mosaic law to be an unbreakable unity from the vantage point of the Hebrew Scriptures, progressive revelation grants later generations the ability to identify distinctions in the law (just as Messiah's comings are now clearly seen to be two rather than one). One plausible expression of those distinctions in the law may be that of: (1) code, (2) ethic, and (3) promise. 1 This model might be developed in the following way. "Code" consisted of those external, national, ceremonial, and social requirements of Israel which identified them as separate (holy) unto Yahweh. "Ethic" consisted of the moral requirements of God (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5) which were grounded in His very character. "Promise" consisted of all of the pledges and covenants of God in Scripture.

This document addresses introductory issues in Joshua and the historical books of the OT with sel... more This document addresses introductory issues in Joshua and the historical books of the OT with selected analysis in the footnotes.

This document discusses the logical progression of the book of Joshua with selected analysis in t... more This document discusses the logical progression of the book of Joshua with selected analysis in the footnotes.

This is a broad introduction to the poetic books of the Hebrew Scriptures

This document provides an abridgment of Allen P. Ross's "Exegetical Outlines of the Psalms" (unpu... more This document provides an abridgment of Allen P. Ross's "Exegetical Outlines of the Psalms" (unpublished class notes in 104 Principles of Hebrew Exegesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, Spring 1982), 7-165.

This document looks at the structure and logical development of Deuteronomy.

This document discusses the logic of the book of Numbers with selected analysis in the footnotes.

This document discusses the logic of the book of Leviticus with selected analysis in the footnotes.

This document provides a structure for the book with selected analysis in the footnotes.

This document discusses the literary structure of Mark with selected analysis in the footnotes

This document discusses the structure of Genesis with selected analysis in the footnotes.

This paper deals with introductory issues in the book of Genesis

This document deals with introductory issues to the first five books of the Bible--Genesis, Exodu... more This document deals with introductory issues to the first five books of the Bible--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

This document unfolds the logic of the letter and includes selected analysis in the footnotes.

This outline provides the structure of the letter with selected discussions in the footnotes.

This paper provides the structure of 1 Timothy and discusses selected issues in the footnotes.

This paper briefly discusses introductory issues to the pastoral epistles.